Eating Less Meat Boosts Longevity, Report Says

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> Eating Less Meat Boosts Longevity, Report Says

> Mon Mar 10,12:58 PM ET

>

> BERLIN (Reuters) - People who eat little or no meat can expect

> to live significantly longer than the general population,

> a new report from the Center of Cancer Research in

> Germany (DKFZ) says.

>

> Between 1978 and 1999, the DKFZ monitored almost 2,000 people

> who ate either no meat or less than average. The group was

> comprised of vegans, who eat no meat, fish, eggs or

> dairy products, vegetarians, who eat eggs and dairy products,

> but no meat or fish, and occasional meat eaters,

> aged between 10 and 70.

>

> The monitored group had an average of 59 deaths for every 100

> deaths in the general population during the period, results

> obtained from age-specific comparisons with the general

> population over five-year intervals showed.

>

> But the study also revealed that completely avoiding meat does

> not make for the healthiest diet: within the group, for every

> 100 deaths among vegans, there were 66 among vegetarians and

> 60 among occasional meat eaters.

>

> " Essentially, the key issue here is having a properly

> balanced diet, " said Jenny Chang-Claude from the DKFZ.

>

> Smokers in the group showed increased mortality rates of 70

> percent compared with non-smokers. And those taking the

> most exercise reduced their mortality rates by more

> than 30 percent.

>

> No clear conclusions could be drawn on the influence

> of moderate alcohol consumption on longevity, the DKFZ said.

>

>

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